Postcode district · Seaford
Crime in BN25
How much crime is recorded in BN25, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 27,685 (2024)
BN25Postcode district · Seaford
How safe is BN25
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN25, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN25National
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.94.6
Shoplifting2.88.4
Burglary2.49.1
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.